Saturday, February 28, 2009

NEW YEAR'S AT SEA

Our first night at sea was New Year's Eve. Michayla enjoyed some mushroom/truffle soup and then hung out with some stars.





PARTY AT SEA

Michayla shaking her groove thang at the castoff party on the lido deck.






CRUISING

For Nicki's birthday, we took a 4-night Disney cruise. Ensign Michayla models the clunky lobster bib.



THE CASTLE - DAY AND NIGHT



MY KINGDOM

If the Mary Tyler Moore show starred a small Chinese girl and was set at Cinderella's castle.



CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW AND PIRATE MACK

Michayla is personal friends with Captain Jack Sparrow and Pirate Mack.


OH CANADA

The first place we visited in the World Showcase was mommy's country, Canada.



A CLOSE SHAVE

Mark grew a beard for his show. After the last show, we came back to the hotel room and Mark shaved. Michayla sat and watched the entire time. As Mark's beard came off, Michayla would say, "Daddy's coming back."








HOTEL DECORATIONS

Nothing says Christmas in Florida then snowmen and palm trees.

ONE TIRED PRINCESS

FRUITY DRINK

It's never too early to learn the beauty of a fruity drink out of a pineapple.

*Mark has lost three of those Princeton hats.




OSTRICH SHELLS

Here's Michayla making a Christmas ornament out of ostrich shells at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.


MULAN

We had Christmas Dinner at the Swan Hotel with our dear friend, Philip Nolen. Michayla wore her Mulan dress. And then our camera battery died.

It was a character dinner. Chip and Dale, Goofy and Pluto were there. Michayla turned to us and said, "Maybe I should go around to the tables and tell the kids I'm Mulan."



SAY CHEESE

At the Wilderness Lodge with the King of the Kingdom.






HAPPY GIRL

Christmas Day at Disney World? What's not to smile about?


DADDY'S GIRL

Michayla hadn't seen her daddy in six weeks.

RAINBOW

As we were about to get on the boat at Fort Wilderness, we were blessed with this beautiful rainbow.

PONY GIRL

November and December, Mark was in Florida, starring in his show The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge. We spent Christmas Day at Disney World. Here Michayla gets to ride Cinderella's ponies


PRINCESS CHARMING

Michayla charming the pants off of everyone.




GINGERBREAD HOUSE

Michayla's cousins came up from North Carolina and helped her put together a gingerbread house.